Electronic Message Reply Criteria Tracking and Compensation Initiation System

Abstract

Systems and methods for incentivizing responses to messages via compensation. A method comprises using machine readable instructions to: (a) receive a receiving message; (b) identify in a system database a compensation message that: (i) has a reply compensation deadline time that is greater than or equal to a receiving message time; and (ii) a recipient of said receiving message is the same as a sender of said compensation message; (c) adjust a compensation amount based on a difference between said reply compensation deadline time and said receiving message time; and (d) trigger a compensation to a recipient of said compensation message.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising: using machine readable instructions to: (a) receive a receiving message; (b) identify in a system database a compensation message that: (i) has a reply compensation deadline time that is greater than or equal to a receiving message time; and (ii) a recipient of said receiving message is the same as a sender of said compensation message; (c) adjust a compensation amount based on a difference between said reply compensation deadline time and said receiving message time; and (d) trigger a compensation to a recipient of said compensation message. 
     
     
         2 . A method, comprising: using machine readable instructions to: (a) receive a receiving message; and (b) identify in a system database a compensation message that: (i) has a reply compensation deadline time that is greater than or equal to a receiving message time; and (ii) a recipient of said receiving message is the same as a sender of said compensation message. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising initiating a compensation if no compensation has previously been made in association with said compensation message between said recipient of said receiving message and a recipient of said compensation message. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said recipient of said receiving message and said recipient of said compensation message are different. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising evaluating each of said recipient of said receiving message, a recipient of said compensation message, said compensation deadline time, and an amount of compensation. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein said compensation is adjusted based on a difference between said reply compensation deadline time and said receiving message time. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said compensation is adjusted based on a difference between said reply compensation deadline time and said receiving message time. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising creating a message record, said message record comprising a field for each of a compensation history associated with said compensation message, a message identifier, a message content, a deadline, a deadline amount value, a file name, a compensation adjustment function, and a payment satisfaction indicator. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising creating a message record comprising a deadline amount value. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising creating a message record comprising a deadline. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising creating a message record comprising a payment indicator indicating a payment between said recipient of said receiving message and a recipient of said compensation message. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising creating a message record comprising a payment indicator indicating a payment between said recipient of said receiving message and a recipient of said compensation message based on an adjustable payment function. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said receiving message time is associated with a time said receiving message is received at a computer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said receiving message time is associated with a time said receiving message is received at a computer and saved in a database. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said receiving message time is a time said receiving message is sent by a recipient of said compensation message. 
     
     
         16 . A method, comprising: using machine readable instructions to receive messages each having a reply deadline and a deadline amount value.